Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

115 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Securities / Capital Markets Law

Biography

Christopher Davies has more than 25 years' experience representing clients around the world in challenging circumstances. He has experience in complex civil, criminal and administrative matters, often involving crisis management.

In just the past year, Mr. Davies has represented, among others: a party in the various investigations and litigation arising from the allision between the Dali and the Key Bridge; Norfolk Southern in investigations and litigation relating to the derailment in East Palestine, OH; a global energy trading company in parallel DOJ and CFTC investigations concerning alleged corruption and market manipulation; Indian auditors in US regulatory inquiries; a media company in congressional inquiries concerning an alleged conspiracy to discriminate in advertising placement on the basis of viewpoint; a UAE entity in investigations and litigation arising from the failure of the largest private equity firm in the Middle East; a health care company in multiple congressional inquiries arising relating to quality of care and financial metrics; media entities sued in Florida for supposed violations of Helms-Burton; various non-US auditors in PCAOB inquiries concerning their regulatory filings; a Special Committee in an internal review of potential issues in their labor and employment practices; an Indian auditor in connection with potential client impropriety relating to accounting in the company’s Middle East operations; a Greek auditor in investigations and litigation concerning a fraud perpetrated by a Greek marine fuel company; an internal investigation concerning potential accounting errors at a UAE fuel storage company; a Special Committee in response to allegations of misconduct at a company facility; and PRC-based auditors in SEC and PCAOB investigations.

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

115 Best Lawyers awards

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP logo

Overview

  • French
  • Mandarin

  • Stanford University, J.D., graduated 1996
  • Wesleyan University, BA

  • New York, New York State Bar Association
  • District of Columbia, The District of Columbia Bar

  • United States Court of Appeals
  • United States District Court
  • French
  • Mandarin
  • New York, New York State Bar Association
  • District of Columbia, The District of Columbia Bar
  • Stanford University, J.D., graduated 1996
  • Wesleyan University, BA
  • United States Court of Appeals
  • United States District Court

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Litigation - Securities
  • Securities Regulation
Special Focus:
  • Litigation
Awards:
  • Recognized in the 2009 edition of Legal 500 for his white collar defense work

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